Example sentences of "been [det] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the last decade a new basis for argument has been that of consumerism and accountability . |
| 2 | ON the basis that ‘ forewarned is forearmed ’ the fundamental principle underlying the Companies Acts has been that of disclosure . |
| 3 | One of the most fruitful recent contributions to Marxist theory has been that of autonomist writers who have identified the centrality of reproduction to capitalism and extended the concept of the proletariat beyond the directly employed worker to include the social proletariat ( see Negri , 1979 ) engaged in the reproduction of labour power . |
| 4 | One of the most popular trends has been that of Drama Games . |
| 5 | In the case of subject searches , the criterion as applied to traditional IR systems has been that of retrieval effectiveness , based on the concept of relevance and the measures of recall and precision . |
| 6 | But they had been few in number . |
| 7 | There is a danger in indulging in too great a diversity of material and outlook and , as biogeographers have been few in number , diversity could lead to the continuing omission of the study of the impact of human activity . |
| 8 | Bodies massive enough to excavate maria have been few in number though such bodies need not have exceeded about 100 km in diameter . |
| 9 | ‘ Ah , yes — you see , it has n't been such a-long walk after all , ’ said Lady Selvedge . |
| 10 | She , Cecilia , though a loving , kind and humble woman , touched no one if she could help it and thought this reserve might be connected with her never having been much for sex . |
| 11 | I could not identify my feelings , they must have been those of shock . |
| 12 | For years , the Tory Government has gone on about freedom of choice in education but it has only been those with money who have had any real choice . |